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The raw data spreadsheets and analyses below provide the information stakeholders need to make decisions regarding the management of public libraries by allowing them to compare their libraries to their peers.

An archive listing of Public Library Statistics, going back to 1961, can be found in our Digital Collections.

New Jersey Public Library Data and Analyses

2014 Data

2014 Statistical Comparison Spreadsheets

2014 Statistical Totals

2014 statistical totals are based on data gathered from 264 New Jersey public libraries that completed the Data Year 2014 Annual Survey.

Income 
Local Government Revenue$442,809,488.00
State Government Revenue$3,676,960.49
Federal Government Revenue$835,624.76
Capital Revenue$12,010,354.34
Expenditures 
Salaries & Wages Expenditures$227,460,963.00
Employee Benefits Expenditures$93,558,673.00
Print Materials Expenditures$26,220,519.00
Electronic Materials Expenditures$6,036,290.00
Other Materials Expenditures$7,792,330.00
Total Capital Expenditures$9,367,597.00
Collections 
Total Print Materials27,707,493
Total Audio Materials10,937,963
Total E-books3,069,403
Total Volumes44,281,934
Total Titles14,626,545
Circulation 
Adult Circulation32,776,903
Children’s Circulation22,536,224
Total Circulation57,893,248
Non-print Circulation Percentage24.28%
Electronic Material Circulation Percentage3.11%
Children’s Circulation Percentage38.92%
Library Services 
Attendance44,828,878
Reference Transactions7,624,212
Summer Reading Participants163,468
Summer Reading Books Read2,931,810
Children’s programs91,552
Young Adult Programs15,732
Adult Programs64,991
Children’s Programs Attendance1,940,079
Young Adult Programs Attendance207,600
Adult Programs Attendance1,094,832
Registered Borrowers4,286,356
Computers with Internet Access7,760
Public Internet Uses9,569,058

2013 Data

2013 Statistical Totals

2013 statistical totals are based on data gathered from 269 New Jersey public libraries that completed the Data Year 2013 Annual Survey.

Income
Local Government Revenue$441,048,569.07
State Government Revenue$3,669,952.00
Federal Government Revenue$537,576.76
Capital Revenue$17,429,424.89
Expenditures
Salaries & Wages Expenditures$228,067,979.00
Employee Benefits Expenditures$93,098,853.00
Print Materials Expenditures$28,006,271.00
Electronic Materials Expenditures$5,686,290.00
Other Materials Expenditures$8,110,916.00
Total Capital Expenditures$13,983,657.00
Collections
Total Print Materials28,359,548
Total Audio Materials9,591,943
Total E-books2,123,521
Total Databases12,566
Total non-Statewide Databases5,034
Total Volumes42,479,491
Total Titles13,481,908
Circulation
Adult Circulation34,820,526
Children’s Circulation23,169,428
Total Circulation57,989,954
Non-print Circulation Percentage26.13%
Electronic Material Circulation Percentage20.46%
Children’s Circulation Percentage39.95%
Library Services
Attendance45,845,465
Reference Transactions7,603,758
Summer Reading Participants155,884
Summer Reading Books Read2,980,552
Children’s programs90,640
Young Adult Programs14,915
Adult Programs63,902
Children’s Programs Attendance1,843,067
Young Adult Programs Attendance182,269
Adult Programs Attendance1,081,964
Registered Borrowers4,403,589
Computers with Internet Access7,689
Public Internet Uses10,159,041
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